Pakistan nuclear weapons security has been enhanced considerably: US Report

Pakistan nuclear weapons security has been enhanced considerably: US Report

Pakistan has taken constructive measures on nuclear safety and weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), United States annual country report has revealed.

However, in its annual 'Country Report on Terrorism' for 2016, the US State Department kept Pakistan in the list of countries which have safe havens for terrorist.

The report added that the Pakistani military and security forces undertook operations against groups that conducted attacks within Pakistan such as Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) Pakistan.

“While terrorist-related violence in Pakistan declined for the second straight year in 2016, the country continued to suffer significant terrorist attacks, particularly against vulnerable civilian and government targets,” the report said.